rntobe7733

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1. ISU Accelerated BSN

   rntobe7733 replied to NotANative's topic in Illinois

   GOOD questions:) The grading system is A:93%-100%, B:85%-93%, C:77%-85%, and below 77% is failing. The exams are written by the instructors, but they work very hard to design the questions to be a lot like the NCLEX where you have to apply the kno...

2. ISU Accelerated BSN

   rntobe7733 replied to NotANative's topic in Illinois

   I really love St. Francis. It is incredibly challenging, but very good. While they are not hiring a ton of new nurses at either, St Francis seems to be bringing on a few more than Methodist, so I'm certainly thankful that I'm just across the road a...

3. new nursing student/mother of 2/wife needs help with time management

   rntobe7733 replied to jcbalat's topic in General Students

   The other posters hit the nail on the head when it comes to scheduling time to study. I think that the key is communication with your hubby regarding when you're really going to need backup. My best advice is to keep a planner with all of your test...

4. Info about St Francis College of Nursing

   rntobe7733 replied to girly8208's topic in Illinois

   I don't live in Peoria, but agree with the above poster in terms of what I've heard from other students:)

5. Will it matter that I have a non-nursing B.S.?

   rntobe7733 replied to maggie24's topic in Student Assist

   In terms of the financial aid, I didn't have the nice little perks or "free money" Pell, grants, etc. that I did the first time around. Though I didn't realize this until more recently, even though the government allows for your standard subsidized ...

6. Will it matter that I have a non-nursing B.S.?

   rntobe7733 replied to maggie24's topic in Student Assist

   The other thing that it may affect is financial aid. I've found out the hard way that many schools do not offer any loans for someone with a previous bachelor's unless they are going for a master's. The second BSN or return for ADN is sometimes a t...

7. ISU Accelerated BSN

   rntobe7733 replied to NotANative's topic in Illinois

   I'm actually over at St. Francis in Peoria. IWU turns into a three year program, regardless of a previous Bachelor's. ISU's 2 year is VERY VERY difficult to get into....I want to say that the average GPA is incredibly close to a 4.0, and includes a...

8. ISU Accelerated BSN

   rntobe7733 replied to NotANative's topic in Illinois

   I was actually accepted into this program, but decided against it for a number of reasons. After some discussion with my husband we decided that 2 young children + 1 year accelerated nursing program= not very fun!!) I did have the opportunity to lo...

9. Info about St Francis College of Nursing

   rntobe7733 replied to girly8208's topic in Illinois

   I will be starting my second semester at St. Francis this fall. LOVE IT!!! I had to decide between a 1 year accelerated state University program, as well as another local school. St. Francis was not the cheapest (actually it was the most expensive...